The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-07
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Outside Of the great sensation Of tn,
day, things were quiet around the Jail
There was an air Of mystery all morning
which was not explained before 9 o'clos *
AdmittanCs was denied 10 every one. Re
portors we're as rlvorously excluded al
any OF tho public. Mrs. Schwab and Mrs
Engel brought. over baakets containing
dinner for the loved prisoners, and left
them at the door leading 10 the cour
yard. Linrg's elil. the pretty Eda Muel.
ler. camo over with a basket for LinQy
and 1t, too, waa LEFT at the door. Abouj
this time Sheriff Watson, accompanied by
Chief Deputy Gleason, LETT the Jail yard
by the email gate, and wore closely pur.
sued by q amsll army OF reporters, buI
they Disappeared myfteriouSly, and were
not found until hall an hour later, when
they said tha. there was moth.
ing of .consequence, except a gen.
oral clearing up at the jail. But
the mystery which pervadad ( every
thing could be felt, 1t was go thick, an 4
the Sheria's denial was not very reaasuy.
Ing. A reporter caught a deputy who let
drop on inadvertent remark. 1t was moth.
Ing Of importance, but tue idea gained
credence that PaIaona and Lingg had con.
cealod some poison In their cello, and It
had been discovered. This the Sheriff
subsequently denied for long time and
stuck to the story that nothing was wrong.
At2 o'clock the reporters were admitted
to the jail and found the same air Of mya-
tory. None Of the deputies knew any
thing, but they were onnirr'ssn', Fully
a dozen were inuide the grating In the
cell rooms, and hslf dczen pauaed rest
lessly around The Office. The baskets
brought by the friends Of the prisoners
we're not taken into the jail, and one
brought by Mrs. Van Zandti In person for
August Spies mot with similar fate and
was Sent back to the sender, ..gta1
The news Of tho finding OF the bombs
spread like wild FIRE. A universal resc-
tlon OF the Amnosty sentiment was i'm
mediately apparent. Hundreds OF citiysns
who had signed tho petitions for clemency
regretted their action, and wished they
had never appended their names to the
paper. ul- 9,5sa1
Twenty OF the officers Of the Central
detail were in the squad room when re-
porter entered and told them the news.
Instantly there was a storm OF indigna.
ton. The word "bombs' recalled to them
the scenes OF tho Haymerket and there
was but one expression OF comment on
the eubject. One lieutenant sercaetically
remarked, swell, they ought to pardon
Lingg anyway"
The general opinion around police ala.
tions WAS that whatever might be the fate
Of the others, Iings's doom was sealed,
and he would have to 60 to the gallows.
HOW THEY WERE sMUGaLED.
When Mrs. Parsons learned Of the dis.
covery OF the bombs ahe said to the re-.
porter who gave her the news: 55 a
Snow, don't give this away, will you ?
The way those bombs camo into tho
possession OF Louis Lingg vas
through his girl, Eda Mueller.
OF late you will notice thu. che has been
wearing very large hustle, much too
large for style or comfort. Then again, If
you. hive watched her very closely, she
always .its down very carefully. II she
did not, why she'd be blown to stoms
She, then, muss be tho one who hss fur
nishcd these bombs. There, you have an
explanation Of the mys.ery." a-